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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1868
Page
1
A denunciation urges Vinton County workers to vote against radical candidates, arguing wages buy less each year as taxes and price rises squeeze families. It claims half earnings vanish to government and bondholders, naming Wilson as a radical figure and urging support for opposing tickets.
Swan Township at Bethel School House Hichland Township at Allenaville Statrlaon Township at Stephens School House Hagle Township at Speakmon Behool Mouse Jackson Township at Sampson School Mouse Stown township at usual place of holding Elcotion To be fall attendance Sy order DEM CRN CoML
A fragmented pamphlet from Radicals in Vinton county attacks Wilson and the Democratic ticket. It accuses Republicans of courting Irish and Black voters and inflaming sectarian tensions while urging white voters to back Wilson or Fry. The missive cites a hundred0-dollar donation as proof of northern manipulation and nationalism.
A Democratic convention in the Eleventh District nominated Dr. Jon Sanne of Gallipolis for Congress. Reports from the Ohio Statesman and Portmouth indicate Sanne, a practicing physician, is esteemed for education and integrity, with strong support from Gallia and surrounding counties. The local press lauds him as a faithful Democratic representative focused on civil liberty and equal representation.
The Vinton Record rails against cross party voting and urges voting the whole ticket. It questions payments to private soldiers and criticizes financial meddling while naming local figures Les Allen Ball and Audray Gj.
The Democratic Enquirer seeks to expand circulation in Vinton County with half year and three quarter year subscription offers at reduced rates. It urges local influence to boost support among Democrats and Republicans, touts its reading matter, and calls for sending copies to voters without postage within the county.
A large Portsmouth gathering at the Mariel House on Wednesday the 15th ratified Boymour and Bair and heard stirring addresses by Col. J. A. Burley, Dr. I. T. Monahan, W. J. Plagg, O. Gunning, Capt. David Thomas, Travis Dungan, and Lon Flulph Leot. The speech by Dr. Monahan framed the election as a constitutional clash, stressing the choice between rival governments and the defense of liberty, with attendees urged to back Ion Hie Jester for the convention and defend constitutional rights against radicalism. The event ended after speeches emphasizing Democratic principles and unity.
A Democratic call from Vinton County urges organizing in every township on August 8 to defeat the Republican ticket. It appeals to veterans and citizens to fund and staff public campaigns, warns of Republican treachery, and stresses unity, fundraising, and field organization across towns.
The Ann Arbor Journal attacks radicalism with a mock balance sheet listing costs of 3500000 per day for army presence to control votes, accusing white laborers of bearing the burden and blaming figures for political aims in the North and South.
A Vinton county editor of a negro suffrage paper advocates a black vote for a red mouthed Irishman and questions Irish support for Hay for Sheriff. The piece recalls 1860 tax figures and criticizes bondholders, Seymour, and Grant supporters, highlighting voter resentments and shifting loyalties during a heated election period.
Deluged with chaotic text, the piece laments unequal taxation and bondholder alarm over a county election. It hints at voter intimidation and alleged manipulation, mentioning a drastic counts and questions about lawful voting mobility and funding by a Radical Central Committee.
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